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The Histories was written between 110 and 100 B.C. It covered the Year of Four Emperors following the downfall of Nero, the rise of Vespasia…

Bradford's History of the Plymouth Settlement, 1608-1650

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William Bradford

The journal of William Bradford, who served five terms as governor of the Plymouth colony, is an indispensable document of the events of ear…

Bible (KJV) NT 05: Acts

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King James Version

Acts tells the story of the Apostolic Age of the Early Christian church, with particular emphasis on the ministry of the Twelve Apostles and…

The Worst Journey in the World, Vol 1

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Apsley Cherry-Garrard

The Worst Journey in the World is a memoir of the 1910–1913 British Antarctic Expedition led by Robert Falcon Scott. It was written and publ…

The Lancashire Witches

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William Harrison Ainsworth

The Lancashire Witches is a highly fictionalised account of the activities of the notorious witches Demdike, Chattox and Alice Nutter who, t…

A Short History of the United States

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Edward Channing

Channing's best known work, A History of the United States, is regarded as one of the most complete and accurate accounts of American histor…

Troilus and Criseyde

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Geoffrey Chaucer

Troilus and Criseyde is a poem by Geoffrey Chaucer which re-tells in Middle English the tragic story of the lovers Troilus and Criseyde set …

The Gettysburg Address

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Abraham Lincoln

It was a cloudy November day in 1863 when thousands gathered to hear renowned orator Edward Everett dedicate a national cemetery at the site…

History of the United States, Vol. IV: The West and Jacksonian Democracy

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Charles Austin Beard

Charles Beard was the most influential American historian of the early 20th century. He published hundreds of monographs, textbooks and inte…

Two Years in the Forbidden City

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Princess Der Ling Yu

THE author of the following narrative has peculiar qualifications for her task. She is a daughter of Lord Yu Keng, a member of the Manchu Wh…

Bible (KJV) 08: Ruth

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King James Version

This short Old Testament book tells the story of Naomi and Ruth, Naomi's daughter-in-law and great-grandmother of King David. (Summary by Tr…

A Child's History of England

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Charles Dickens

A Child's History of England first appeared in serial form, running from January 25, 1851 to December 10, 1853 and was first published in th…

The Story of the Pony Express

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Glenn D. Bradley

The Story of the Pony Express offers an in depth account behind the need for a mail route to connect the eastern U.S. with the rapidly popul…

Curious Myths of the Middle Ages

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Sabine Baring-Gould

This volume is an example of Sabine Baring-Gould's extensive research into the middle ages. This volume of 12 curiosities was one of Baring-…

Richard I

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Jacob Abbott

There are certain names which are familiar, as names, to all mankind; and every person who seeks for any degree of mental cultivation, feels…

Manners, Customs and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Pe…

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Paul Lacroix and Jean De La Lacroix

A comprehensive and detailed account of medieval life and culture in France, with reference to other parts of Europe, including chapters on …

History Of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Vol. 2

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Gaston Maspero

History Of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria is the masterwork of one of the fathers of modern egyptology. This work, in t…

United States Constitution and Amendments

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United States Government and Unit

The Constitution is the charter of government and the supreme law of the United States of America. It was signed by delegates to the Constit…

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United States Government and Unit